Scooter construction



A. J. TIBORES ET AL SCOOTER CONSTRUCTION Nqv. 1, 1949.

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Inventor Alexan der J. Tibores John Zsinor Nov. 1, 1949. A. J. TIBORESin AL 2,486,689

SCOOTER CONSTRUCTION Filed March 17, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 lul'cutarAlexander J. Tibores John Zsinor .19 Fig. 8.

Patented Nov. 1, 1949 SCOOTER CONSTRUCTION Alexander J. Tibores,Highland Park, and John Zsinor, Detroit, Mich.; said Zsinor assignor tosaid Tibores Application March 17, 1947, Serial No. 735,129

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in scooter constructions.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved scooterconstruction which will be formed of stamped and extruded metal parts soshaped and assembled to produce a rigid and sturdy device which willstand up over a long period of time.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved scooter of allmetal construction except for the tires, said scooter body beingchanneled and shaped to provide absolute rigidity and maximum strengthto withstand the use and abuse usually given scooters by children whenplaying with them.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved all metalscooter construction having a rear wheel fender and cooperating stand 7whereby the scooter may be supported in upright position when the standis disengaged from its fender clip and swung about to a position belowthe rear wheel of the scooter for supporting the same elevated above thesurface of the ground.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved scooterconstruction being formed of which may be quickly assembled to produce ascooter which will be highly efficient and amusing in use, andrelatively inexpensive to manufacture and produce.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved scooter;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the improved scooter body;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the scooter head and thesteering housing with sleeve and steerin column disposed therein, andwith the handle bar and front fork attached to the upper and lower endsof said steering column;

Figure 4 is a front elevation of the improved scooter body;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the fender for the rear scooter wheel;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the scooter stand;

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the scooter stand, and

Figure 8 is a side elevation of the fender clip for holding the scooterstand in raised or operative position.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification and the accompre-fabricated stamped and extruded metalparts panying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

In carryingout the invention, there is provided an improved all metalscooter construction including a body generally designated by thereference numeral I, the same being formed by shaping to providealternate longitudinally extending raised and lowered ribs 2 and 3,respectively, and longitudinally extending outwardly positioned ribs 4and 5 formed along the opposite sides of said body.

The body I is notched out at its forward end to provide the arcuateshaped connecting seat 6 which will be secured by welding or otherwiseto the steering column sleeve or head I, which will be more fullydescribed as the description proceeds.

The rear end of the body I is formed with the inwardly extending slot 8and the rearwardly extending axle supporting arms 9 and [0, which aresuitably apertured at I l to receive the axle l2 upon which the rearwheel [3 with rubber tire I4 is mounted.

A fender I5 for the rear wheel I3 is provided, and is arcuate in crosssection, being provided with the securing openings H5 in its oppositefront sides for attaching the fender by means of bolts (not shown) tothe scooter body I.

A U-shaped fender brace I! is secured to the outer ends of the rear axle1'2 and is received in the fender l5, being attached thereto by means ofbolts (not shown) being inserted through the oppositely disposedopenings l8 formed through the opposite sides of said fender adjacentits rear end.

A U-shaped fender clip [9 is adapted to be secured to the rear end ofthe fender I5 is depend therebelow, bein secured by bolts (not shown)extending through the attaching openings 20 in the clip l9 and throughsuitable openings (not shown) in said fender [5.

The stand 2| for the scooter l is of U-shape having converging side arms22 and 23 and a transversely extending connecting arm 24, all of whichare of channel construction to reinforce and strengthen the stand.Inwardly extending supporting shoulders 25 and 26 are formed adjacentthe ends of the side arms 22 and 23 on the inner surfaces thereof forengagement with the rearwardly extending supporting arms 9 and [0 whenthe stand is down or in scooter supporting position, to support the rearwheel l3 of the scooter elevated above the surface of the ground.Apertures 21 will be formed through the extreme ends of the stand 2| forpositioning the same over the axle l2, whereby the stand will be engagedand supported by the fender clip l9 when the stand is not in use.

Fixed to the lower terminal of a cylindrical steering column 28 is theweb portion of a U- shaped member or fork 29. The legs of member 29 areprovided with opposed apertures that receive an axle 30 which supports afront wheel 36 having a preferably rubber tire 32.

Embracing the lower portion of the steering column 28 is a lower bearingsleeve 33 that is provided with a peripheral bearing flange 34 on itslower end and an inclined upper edge 35.

The numeral 36 represents an upper bearing sleeve that embraces theupper portion of column 28. This sleeve 36 is cut off on an angle as at31 on its lower end to extend parallel with the angled end 35 of thebearing sleeve 33, being of the same diameter of steel tubing. Thebearing sleeve 33 is formed with an annularly disposed bulge or stopshoulder 38 disposed immediately above the before mentioned steeringcolumn sleeve or head 1. It is noted, that the forward end of the body Iis fixedly secured to the head *1 by welding or the like.

A U-shaped handle bar 39 is disposed at the upper end of the steeringhousing 36 and steering column 28, being secured thereto by means of anoppositely split sleeve 40 inserted in the upper end of the steeringcolumn 28, the same being locked by means of the hexagonal bolt 4|extending through said handle bar 39 to be wedgingly engaged by thecone-shaped nut 42 disposed in the lower end of said split sleeve 40.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that there has beendevised and provided a highly efficient form of scooter constructionwhich will be durable, long lasting and relatively inexpensive tomanufacture and produce.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has beenillustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intendedto limit the scope of the invention thereto, as many minor changes indetail of construction may be resorted to without departure from thespirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we 4 claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a scooter construction including a wheeled frame having anupwardly and forwardly inclined platform, a steering mechanismcomprising, a steering column, a front wheel supporting fork fixed tothe lower end of said steering column, a bearing sleeve embracing saidsteering column including non-rotatable upper and lower sections, saidsections being separable, a tubular, open-ended head embracing saidupper section and said lower section and fixed to the platform, saidhead being rigidly attached to said lower section, a handle barremovably carried by the steering column and means carried by said uppersection for spacing the same relative to the lower section.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said means includes a peripheralshoulder for engaging said head.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said upper section and said lowersection include inclined complementary edges spaced parallel to eachother to limit relative rotation.

ALEXANDER J. TIBORES. JOHN ZSINOR.

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